Re: [MLUG] vpn client?

[Suman Kanuganti <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 07:53, Christian M. Cepel wrote:
> Seriously, what's the use of the VPN client? 

- ssh is very well fine when transfering files but is worth onlyfor  one
time transfer, say you are updating your website one would like to see
how it looks like or if its working for every few minutes, now though
you can do this using ssh, its hassle if you want to work with some X
program, say like Quanta. 
If we got a vpn connection to mu, start it when system boots, mount your
folder(s) automatically using samba with entries in /etc/fstab, you can
just work and update things using local machine.

- Other reason I like vpn is DNS, for some reason my linux box doesn't
get immediate response from my DNS when a request is asked (may be
router problem), its kind of slow and irritating. When I connect to MU
network, I can use mu dns servers and its a flow

- When using Kmail, if not on mu network, smtp requires authentication
and sometimes even fails and again a simple vpn connection does it all.

- I also mount folders from my office computer which definitely needs a
vpn connection.

- And accessing sites, mu resources, only.missouri.edu, sam, etc.,
should not be a mess.

I am definitely sure other people have various other uses with vpn for
their work getting done.

Suman K


>  I went to the hassle 
> solely for the purpose of connecting to \\mu-education-s1\DATA 
> (128.206.107.180), and have had no luck.  It's my understanding that 
> these ports are blocked on routers between me (mediacom) and COE, by 
> both IATS, and MoreNET.
> 
> I can get there on the mac using 'afp://', and I believe 'smb://' as well. 
> 
> So... why.  What's the point of the VPN client?  I don't get it.   All I 
> can see is that IATS policy keeps me from getting work done, or forcing 
> me to drive into campus simply to get a file I should be able to get 
> from home, if I didn't anticipate my need for it before leaving work the 
> day before.  Of course I can always pull it down using afp on the mac, 
> but that's slower than spit, and then it's annoying to move it over to 
> the PC.
> 
> I don't know of any other uses of the VPC client.  All I know is that my 
> one need for it fails.
> 
> Thanks for any info.
> 
> 
> McNutt, Justin M. wrote:
> 
> >That's because SAM does some irritating things.  For example, before you can download any file, it first makes a copy of that file in a temporary space, then you download THAT.  Now imaging that you're downloading a 300MB file...
> >
> >The link you posted is broken, due to the comma.  How about:
> >
> >https://only.missouri.edu
> >
> >Using HTTPS allows you to connect and authenticate from off-campus as well.
> >
> >--J
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> >>[mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Venkat Chandra
> >>Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 10:17 PM
> >>To: MLUG Members
> >>Subject: Re: [MLUG] vpn client?
> >>
> >>
> >>The downloads section of SAM...just this past weekend I had 
> >>to download  
> >>something off of there and it was a very frustrating experience. The  
> >>download was e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y slow and I gave up after a 
> >>couple of tries.  
> >>I just went to http://only.missouri,edu and downloaded the 
> >>same stuff and  
> >>it was a breeze.
> >>    
> >>
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